Mount Worth State Park Visitor Guide Mount Worth State Park protects a remnant of the forests that once covered the western Strzelecki Ranges. Tall wet forests of Mountain Ash, Mountain Grey Gum and Blackwood grow on the hills and slopes and tree ferns flourish in sheltered gullies. Getting there Picnicking Mount Worth State Park is situated approximately 125 kilometres The grassy flats and tree ferns at Moonlight Creek provide a south east of Melbourne. The park is reached from the Princes delightful setting for a picnic. Tables, fireplaces and toilets are Highway at Warragul by following the Warragul – Korumburra Road, provided. Grand Ridge Road and McDonalds Track. Alternatively the park can Exploring the history be reached from Darnum via the Darnum – Allambee Road and the Allambee Estate Road. Roads are narrow and winding with gravel Between 1860 and 1862, Surveyor George McDonald and his small surfaces. team surveyed and cut a track through the thick forests of the Strzelecki Ranges from Lang Lang to Moe. Mount Worth is the Things to see and do highest point on the track. Walking During the 1870s selectors pegged out blocks on McDonalds Track, toiled to clear paddocks and build huts. In the 1920s, 12 timber mills 1. Giant’s Circuit – 1.8km, 1 hour circuit operated on the slopes around Mount Worth to strip it of its valuable timber. Relics of the timber industry remain in the park Begin at the Moonlight Creek picnic area and follow the route of a including saw dust heaps, an old mill boiler and the formation of timber tramway through Mountain Ash Forest and fern filled gullies. tramways used to haul timber to and from the mills. The Warragul This lovely walk includes the impressive Standing Giant, a huge Field Naturalists Club and the Shire of Warragul were instrumental Mountain Ash with a girth of 14 metres and probably 300 years old. in having the park created. 2. Moonlight Circuit – 8.5km, 3 hours circuit Plants and wildlife Mount Worth State Park protects a remnant of the forests that once Beginning at the Moonlight Creek picnic area, this walk combines covered the western Strzelecki Ranges. Tall wet forests of Mountain Moonlight Creek Track and Moonlight Divide Track to form a circuit. Ash, Mountain Grey Gum and Blackwood grow on the hills and It is a strenuous walk suitable for experienced walkers. The slopes. Soft Treeferns and Rough Treeferns flourish within the Moonlight Divide Track climbs steeply to the ridge and leads sheltered gullies. The cool moist conditions support a number of through regenerating Mountain Ash forest. Moonlight Creek Track rare plants including Netted Brake, Slender Treefern and Skirted follows a trickling mountain stream to the sites of old timber mills. Treefern. Birdlife is abundant within the park. Lyrebirds scratch amongst the 3. Gardiners Mill – 3km, 1 hour return leaf litter, while forest canopy provides food and nesting areas for the Crimson Rosella, King Parrot, Olive Whistler, Grey Butcherbird, This walk is an extension of the Giant Circuit and takes you through Tawny Frogmouth and the rare Sooty Owl. The park is also home to regenerating Mountain Ash forest and along the tree-fern lined such animals as the Common Wombat, Swamp Wallaby, Brush- Clark Creek. tailed Possum, Feathertail Glider, Brown Antechinus and Platypus. Be prepared and stay safe 4. Maslin’s Mill – 1.5km, 40 minutes return Mt Worth State Park is in the West and South Gippsland fire district. Commencing at the far end of the Moonlight Creek picnic area this Bushfire safety is a personal responsibility. Anyone entering parks track meanders through forest of Mountain Ash and Blackwood to and forests during the bushfire season needs to stay aware of Maslin’s Mill site. Suitable for people with limited mobility. forecast weather conditions. Check the Fire Danger Rating and for days of Total Fire Ban at www.cfa.vic.gov.au or call the 5. Waterfall-Bower Circuit - 7km, 2.5 hours return VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226. No fires may be lit on Total Fire Ban days. On Code Red Fire Danger Rating days this park will be Beginning at the picnic area this walk combines Waterfall-Bower Tk closed for public safety. Do not expect an official warning. Check the & Moonlight Divide Tk to form a circuit. A fantastic circuit for the latest conditions at www.parks.vic.gov.au or by calling 13 1963. For more experienced walker, featuring a small waterfall at the midway emergency assistance call Triple Zero (000). point. Parks Victoria Phone 13 1963 www.parks.vic.gov.au For furthermore information information AreaSouth NameGippsland Visitor Visitor Information Information CentreCentres Corner South Gippsland Hwy & Silkstone Rd, Korumburra Parks Victoria Centre Name Visitor Information Centre Call 13 1963 or visit www.parks.vic.gov.au StreetPhone ,(03) Suburb 5655, 2233VIC PostCode AreaParks VictoriaName VisitorTraralgon Information Office Centres LatrobeCentre Name Visitor Visitor Information Information Centre Centre Street, Suburb, VIC PostCode 71 Hotham Street Princes Hwy, Traralgon Centre Name Visitor Information Centre Street2Traralgon , Suburb VIC 3844, VIC PostCode Ph (03) 5176 3030 .